Alleged DUI crash near Willits leaves boy dead

A Ukiah Woman is being held at the Mendocino County Jail on $200,000 bond after allegedly killing a 18-year-old Calpella boy in a DUI related crash, according to reports by the California Highway Patrol and the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office.

Sparrow M. Brown-Steele, 19, was arrested by CHP on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, and two counts of driving under the influence causing injury. All three are felony charges, according to the sheriff's booking logs.

Brown-Steele was driving a 2010 Toyota Sequoia SUV and ran off the road hitting a tree at approximately 9:28 p.m. Thursday, CHP said. The incident was near Willits on Eastside Road.

The victim, whose name is being withheld, was ejected from the front passenger seat after the vehicle rolled several times.

Another passenger in the back seat, a 15-year-old boy, suffered minor injuries including a broken rib, CHP said. No injuries were reported for Brown-Steele.